The best leaders prioritize adding value to the lives of others and investing in them to achieve something special. The speaker is hopeful about the industrious mindset of the younger generation, particularly Gen Z, who aspire to own and buy things, like houses. This generation has a different mindset compared to the older generation who sought experiences over material possessions. The transfer of wealth from boomers to zoomers, which is currently happening, amounts to trillions of dollars, and the speaker sees this as good news due to the industrious mindset of the younger generation.